Posted by
James Burns on Sunday, January 04, 2009 9:36:50 PM
In the past few conflicts around the world I have heard the term disproportionate use of force being thrown around lately. This holds true especially when it concerns the US and Israel.
Is this term a new politically correct way to respond to an attack on ones country? It was used when Israel went after Hezbolah in Lebanon a couple of years ago. It was also used towards Georgia when they were being attacked by the much larger Russian forces. It is now being thrown around in the Israel/Hamas conflict that is occuring as we speak. What I don't understand is why the victim has to show restraint when attacked, while the attacker has none to begin with. Israel has been dealing with these rockets from Hamas for a long time now. I liken the situation to a horse and a fly. The fly keeps tormenting the horse and the horse keeps swatting at the fly with its tail. Finally the horse has enough and bites at the fly and kills it. What is wrong with that? Is the horses reaction a disproprtionate use of force against the fly? No, so neither is Israel's reaction to Hamas.
If we used the above term during World War II we would have lost. When we were attacked by Japan we held no restraint. We threw everything at them until we won. Isn't that how war works? But yes the p.c.'ers out there will say Hamas is no match for Israel, they don't have the technology to win, they are much smaller. So what, if that is the case Hamas shouldn't start what they can't finish.
The p.c.'ers say civilians wil be killed thanks to Israel. I say if Hamas was anything more than cowards they would stop using civilians as human shields. What about the Israeli civilians killed by the Hamas suicide bombers and rockets? Are they chopped liver? Or is it that they are Jewish? Because we all know that the world is kissing alot of Islamic butt right now. So much so that the UN will not even call Hamas a terrorist organization. But the thing is, an organization like Hamas has no regard for the civilians they were elected to govern. They only have their cause. Why do you think most of the people in Gaza live in poverty? Hamas is to busy spending all their money on weapons from Iran rather than caring for their constituancy.
The bottom line is all is far in love and war. So this is war, an as a great general said " war is hell." So no matter how you look at it, you cannot p.c. a war. There is nothing p.c. about it. If Hamas wants to engage Israel then they better be prepared for what is to follow. They started this and Israel plans on finishing it, and I support them all the way. Lets keep Israel in all of our prayers.